On This Day

Wednesday, September 19, 1917

Standings

American league

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
White Sox	95	49	.660	--
Red Sox	84	55	.604	8.5
Indians	80	63	.559	14.5
Tigers	71	72	.497	23.5
Senators	67	70	.489	24.5
Yankees	66	75	.468	27.5
Browns	52	92	.361	43.0
Athletics	50	89	.360	42.5

Games

Tigers 5, Red Sox 2

Tigers 1, Red Sox 0

Indians 2, Yankees 0

Athletics 2, White Sox 1

Senators 6, Browns 4

National League

Team	W	L	Pct	GB
Giants	91	50	.645	--
Phillies	77	60	.562	12.0
Cardinals	78	66	.542	14.5
Reds	73	71	.507	19.5
Cubs	72	72	.500	20.5
Robins	63	73	.463	25.5
Braves	63	76	.453	27.0
Pirates	47	96	.329	45.0

Games

Cubs 4, Giants 3

Pirates 2, Braves 1

Braves 6, Pirates 4

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk	Player	H
1	Red Smith	4
2	Carson Bigbee	3
2	Ty Cobb	3
2	Mike McNally	3
2	6 others tied	3

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Fred Merkle	1

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Joe Kelly	3
2	Tony Boeckel	2
2	Harry Heilmann	2
2	Joe Leonard	2
2	5 others tied	2

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Carson Bigbee	2
1	Eddie Foster	2
1	Rabbit Maranville	2
1	Ray Powell	2
5	11 tied	1

Dominance

Rk	Player	DOM
1	Stan Coveleski	1.67
2	Jing Johnson	0.83
3	Hooks Dauss	0.75
4	Walter Johnson	0.62
5	Ernie Shore	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Stan Coveleski	1
1	Hooks Dauss	1
1	Elmer Jacobs	1
1	Bill James	1
1	4 others tied	1

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	6
2	Fred Anderson	5
2	Stan Coveleski	5
2	Jing Johnson	5
2	Walter Johnson	5

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
None

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.376
2	Tris Speaker	.353
3	George Sisler	.351
4	Edd Roush	.340
5	Rogers Hornsby	.330

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	12
2	Dave Robertson	11
3	Wally Pipp	9
4	Rogers Hornsby	8
4	Bobby Veach	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Bobby Veach	104
2	Happy Felsch	99
3	Heinie Zimmerman	92
4	Hal Chase	91
4	Ty Cobb	91

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Braggo Roth	47
2	Ty Cobb	46
3	Max Carey	45
4	Eddie Collins	43
5	Ray Chapman	41

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.58
2	Fred Anderson	1.59
3	Pete Alexander	1.71
4	Pol Perritt	1.85
5	Red Faber	1.86

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	27
2	Eddie Cicotte	26
3	Fred Toney	24
4	Babe Ruth	22
4	Hippo Vaughn	22

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	192
2	Pete Alexander	175
3	Walter Johnson	170
4	Ferdie Schupp	144
5	Eddie Cicotte	143

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Danforth	8
2	Jim Bagby	6
2	Bernie Boland	6
4	Red Ames	4
4	4 others tied	4

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Tris Speaker	.436
2	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.419
3	Sam Rice	.368
4	Bobby Veach	.347
5	Chick Gandil	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	2
1	Benny Kauff	2
1	Fred Luderus	2
1	Wally Pipp	2
1	Johnny Rawlings	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Heinie Zimmerman	13
2	Joe Kelly	11
2	Wally Pipp	11
4	George Burns	9
4	Benny Kauff	9

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Rabbit Maranville	8
2	Benny Kauff	7
3	Milt Stock	6
4	Donie Bush	5
4	5 others tied	5

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Marv Goodwin	0.00
2	Pol Perritt	0.35
3	Pete Alexander	0.47
3	Stan Coveleski	0.47
5	Harry Harper	0.50

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	4
1	Walter Johnson	4
3	Doc Ayers	3
3	Eddie Cicotte	3
3	5 others tied	3

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	22
2	Pete Alexander	19
2	Walter Johnson	19
2	Art Nehf	19
5	2 tied	18

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Jim Bagby	1
1	Paul Carter	1
1	Slim Love	1
1	Gene Packard	1
1	Smoky Joe Wood	1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	.394
2	Tris Speaker	.388
3	Jack Smith	.364
4	Happy Felsch	.346
5	Sam Rice	.343

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	4
2	Dave Robertson	3
3	George Burns	2
3	Larry Doyle	2
3	7 others tied	2

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Shoeless Joe Jackson	26
2	Hal Chase	20
3	Joe Harris	19
4	Heinie Zimmerman	18
5	Bobby Veach	17

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	George Sisler	15
2	Eddie Collins	13
3	Braggo Roth	12
4	Benny Kauff	11
4	Sam Rice	11

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Marv Goodwin	0.48
2	Ernie Shore	0.68
3	Pol Perritt	0.68
4	Doc Ayers	0.70
5	Fritz Coumbe	0.71

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Eddie Cicotte	8
2	Pete Alexander	7
3	Walter Johnson	6
3	Carl Mays	6
3	Hippo Vaughn	6

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	48
2	Phil Douglas	39
3	Bob Steele	37
4	Jeff Pfeffer	35
5	Pete Alexander	34

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Chief Bender	2
1	Fritz Coumbe	2
1	Red Faber	2
1	Babe Ruth	2
5	11 tied	1

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk	Player	Avg
1	Ty Cobb	.383
2	Tris Speaker	.355
3	George Sisler	.352
4	Edd Roush	.343
5	Rogers Hornsby	.320

Home Runs

Rk	Player	HR
1	Gavvy Cravath	13
1	Dave Robertson	13
3	Wally Pipp	11
4	Happy Felsch	8
4	3 others tied	8

Runs Batted In

Rk	Player	RBI
1	Happy Felsch	115
2	Bobby Veach	111
3	Hal Chase	102
4	Heinie Zimmerman	100
5	Ty Cobb	94

Stolen Bases

Rk	Player	SB
1	Ty Cobb	56
2	Max Carey	54
3	Braggo Roth	53
4	Eddie Collins	51
5	George Sisler	43

ERA

Rk	Player	ERA
1	Eddie Cicotte	1.53
2	Pete Alexander	1.67
3	Ferdie Schupp	1.73
4	Pol Perritt	1.79
5	Red Faber	1.88

Wins

Rk	Player	W
1	Pete Alexander	31
2	Eddie Cicotte	29
3	Babe Ruth	25
3	Fred Toney	25
5	Hippo Vaughn	24

Strikeouts

Rk	Player	SO
1	Hippo Vaughn	203
2	Pete Alexander	191
3	Walter Johnson	176
4	Eddie Cicotte	162
5	Ferdie Schupp	161

Saves

Rk	Player	Sv
1	Dave Danforth	9
2	Jim Bagby	6
2	Bernie Boland	6
4	Eddie Cicotte	5
5	4 tied	4